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While the B-17s were ordered to resume the air strikes into Germany, the 2nd Air Division, the B-24s, continued the attacks on airfields in France. The 492nd was assigned to bomb an airfield near Melun.
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The 492nd dispatched 36 of its planes but 2 of them had to abort. Another pair weren't able to bomb their target but were given sortie credit.
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In terms of numbers the fighter protection was excellent. It's hard to say if their presence kept the Luftwaffe away or if there were any Luftwaffe left stationed in the area.
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For the third mission in a row the Luftwaffe was absent. The only threats made were by anti-aircraft batteries. The assigned bombing route taken by the Group was fairly light of flak guns.
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Since there was no resistance to speak of, bombing the target was easy.
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Light flak was found on the way back. Although there wasn't any severe damages, the planes still got their usual supply of new holes. The Group returned intact without any loss of aircraft or casualties.
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The only casualty for the day came after the Group had landed. Lt Kuntz fell off his wing while inspecting his plane's flak damage. His injury wasn't serious but it did ground him from combat duty until after the Group was disbanded.
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When any group had an easy day, they could easily assume all of the other groups did too. There probably wasn't one person at North Pickenham who knew that 33 B-17s had been lost that day.
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